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- │ ┌─────────┐ │ Association of AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01
- │ │ │─┘ Shareware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- └───│ o │ Professionals (c) E.J.Pugh, 1989-1994
- ──────│ │ │──────────────────── - All rights reserved -
- └─────────┘ MEMBER
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- AUTOSCREEN is a fully portable, event-driven, multi-threaded user-interface
- library; written in a combination of ANSI-C and low-level assembler. It is aimed
- at programmers developing real-time bespoke applications in C who need to supply
- a MS Windows-type interface but without the run-time and memory overheads that
- such systems incurr.
-
- AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01 is a major upgrade to Version 1.00. The library now
- provides full support for: menu-title bars; pop-up, pull-down and tear-off
- menus; number/date expression dialogues; movable and resizable windows &
- objects; list-boxes; horizontal and vertical scroll-bars; pop-up lists;
- switches; check-boxes; buttons; custom objects; process threads; all
- international date formats; sound; transparent mouse support; accelerator-keys
- and user-assigned fast-key combinations. EVERYTHING you need to provide an
- attractive, intuitive and consistent user-interface for your products.
-
- Using AUTOSCREEN is EASY. Programmers simply add required objects to a window
- structure and then pass its address to the library's DoObjects() function. The
- entire system is then on "auto-pilot". Users may launch further processes from
- the main menu-bar; input data; switch between process windows; carry-out window
- movement and resizing; suspend a process and assign custom fast keys as they
- will. All the programmer need be concerned with is that when the call to
- DoObjects() returns, the window structure will contain all the information
- requested. Even data validation and verification can be automatically carried-
- out.
-
- AUTOSCREEN makes it possible to write complex applications in a fraction of the
- time required by traditional techniques. It is suitable for both programming
- students and senior software engineers. Moreover, the system can be ported to
- any environment supporting an ANSI C compiler.
-
- Including the complete AUTOSCREEN system in PC products incurrs a code overhead
- of around 80K. This makes it possible to write products that are fully
- backwards-compatible with old 8088 based machines (including thread support).
-
- The "try-before-you-buy" shareware version, distributed here, is supplied in the
- form of individually compressed files that can be decoded and installed for test
- purposes using the supplied program INSTALL.EXE. Users are hereby granted a
- restricted License to evaluate the supplied small memory model library for a
- period of up to 3 months following the installation date. No rights are granted
- for further use of the software following this period. If you wish to continue
- using the product after this date: you MUST PAY A REGISTRATION FEE TO THE
- AUTHOR.
-
- Registered users obtain a Microsoft compatible Help-file database; small,
- medium, compact and large memory model libraries; royalty-free rights to
- incorporate AUTOSCREEN code in their own commercial products; the opportunity
- to purchase a copy of the product's full source code and 3 months free
- technical support.
-
- AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01 requires PC/MS-DOS v2.00 or higher and 128K RAM on board
- an IBM PC or 100% compatible machine. An ANSI C compiler is required to use the
- product and Microsoft C is recommended. Users wishing to use the product with
- another manufacturer's compiler are referred to the library's manual
- (AUTOSCRN.DOC).
-
- To install the test version, simply ensure INSTALL.EXE is present among the
- files supplied and run this program. The utility assumes you already have C
- installed and will search your environment for the required installation paths.
- Confirm each of these fields in the installation window by hitting [Enter] or
- alter them as required. By default the check-box settings enable installation of
- all supplied files - though you can alter these options if need be. Around 1.2
- Megabytes of disk space are required to store all files in uncompressed format.
-
- To register the product, send your cheque (drawn on a UK bank) or international
- money-order (made payable to: E.J.Pugh, FIAP) to:-
-
- AUTOSCREEN Version 2.01
- Trident Software
- 337 Church Road
- Thundersley
- Benfleet
- Essex SS7 3HJ
- England
-
- Please remember to indicate the disk size required.
-
- The following registration fees are payable from 1 January, 1994 (though the
- right to alter these, without notification, is specifically reserved):-
-
- Registration 1
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Small, Medium, Compact and Large memory model libraries for the IBM PC and 100%
- compatibles; Microsoft compatible help-file database; 110 page ASCII manual and
- 3 months free postal technical support: £35.00
-
- Registration 2
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Full C and assembler source code for IBM PC and 100% compatibles; 110 page ASCII
- manual and 3 months free postal technical support: £55.00
-
- Registration 3
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Professional developers' pack combining both options 1 & 2: £80.00
-
- Site License discounts (permitting the copying of the registered product so it
- may be used on more than one machine) are available as follows:-
-
- No. Of Machines % Discount
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
- 1 - 3 NIL
- 4 - 9 5.00%
- 10 - 15 10.00%
- 16+ 15.00%
-
- Additional discounts are available to educational establishments. Please write
- for details.
-